Well, wow! You read ALL of it, lol?! Oddly enough, I've come across a few people who are actually TERRIFIED of frogs. Even teeny tiny have-to-stay-underwater frogs. . . maybe your mom is one of those? Regardless of her reasons why, at least you know that you'll be prepared when the day comes (and I'm sure it will!) Good luck!!!

Actually, my mom loves them! When I went to pick out my most recent platies, the store had just stocked a new tank of them, and she commented how cute they are! I would have gotten two, then, but at the time I didn't feel comfortable, since I didn't know much about them...

Finally have an internet connection that only argues with me once and a while XD So, here's those photos I promised! Most of them are of Skinny, since Tubby doesn't like the camera. In fact... all of them might be Skinny. He/she just loves getting his/her picture taken!

Also, with the young frogs its really hard to tell whether they're sick or just young. The froglets are usually really skinny with pale skin, so instinct tells us that's a sick frog even if its not. The activity is another thing altogether, though. When I got Skinny and Tubby, I specifically requested Skinny because he was the most active frog in the tank. Still is!

I've only had them in for a couple weeks, one covered one not, they seem to be doing well in both...but the non covered is a little greener, might be because im using different bulbs in them both. But they are pretty inexpensive and provide good hiding spaces for my females with their roots